Community Support Worker | Great Harwood | Part Time

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a compassionate Support Worker to help adults with disabilities live the lives they want at a CQC outstanding service in Great Harwood. The role covers daily support, activities, personal care, and helping people access community opportunities.

This permanent, part-time position is 25 hours per week, with a pro rata salary based on Grade 4 and enhancements for weekends and shifts; staff benefits are available as detailed on the LCC vacancies site.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with adults who have a learning disability is desirable but not essential.
• If you do not hold NVQ Level 3 you will be required to complete a QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care within the first 2 years of employment.
• Please see Role Profile for more details of required skills and experience.

Responsibilities

• Support people with disabilities to achieve positive outcomes as defined in their support plan.
• Provide daily living assistance including personal care and managing finances.
• Support access to community activities and experiences such as swimming, walking, or shopping.
• Adhere to national legislation and service policies at all times.

Skills

Disability support experience

Education

NVQ Level 3

QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Description

Salary £25,949 - £25,989 Per annum, Pro Rata | Part time, Permanent | 25 hours per week | 2 x positions

International Sponsorship

this role is not open to international sponsorship

Support Worker

Location: Great Harwood – a CQC outstanding service

Contract Type: Permanent

Schedule Type: 2 x 25 hour post

Working Hours: Flexible rota to meet people needs

Salary: Grade 4 £13.45 per hour (pay award pending) plus enhancements for weekend work, shift work (assessed) bank holidays and sleep in shifts as relevant (max £19.26 at weekends)

About The Role

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of people who have a disability? We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, flexible people who would enjoy supporting adults with disabilities to live the lives they want

The Service provides short breaks for people with learning disabilities in purpose built accommodation

The support worker role involves all aspects of daily support, including supporting people to access activities and experiences in their local community, personal care, support with managing finance, administering medication and ensuring people's needs are met in terms of health and positive outcomes

The successful applicant will value others and have a person centred approach supporting people with dignity and respect

For further information and informal discussion please contact Jayne Driver or Sharon Kennedy 01254 220600

Key Accountabilities

• To support people with disabilities, including individuals with profound and complex needs, using person centred approaches to enable people to achieve positive outcomes as defined in their support plan
• To support people with dignity and respect in order to meet their day to day needs, including personal care supports
• To support individuals to access a range of opportunities and experiences, either from their own home or in a community setting, including for example swimming, walking, bowling, dancing, shopping etc
• To work in accordance with relevant national legislation and service specific policies and practice guidelines at all times

Skills And Experience

Experience of working with adults who have a learning disability is desirable but not essential as you will be given the necessary support and training to undertake this role.

Applicants who do not hold NVQ Level 3 at the time of appointment will be required to complete QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care* within the first 2 years of employment (where applicable) *Please note this training will be funded by the Service

Please see Role Profile for more details of required skills and experience

Other

Lancashire County Council as an equal opportunities employer intends that no job applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief unless this can be objectively justified.

Lancashire County Council has agreed a Code of Conduct and Statement of Ethical Standards that outline the behavioural and ethical standards that must be upheld by its employees and casual workers. If you are appointed, you will be required to accept these provisions on appointment.

Rehabilitation: The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Act 1975. If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'.

This position is part time, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro–rata basis.

Local Government Reorganisation The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028. If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation. Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.

If you’re already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion . You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.